SaintBishop:

No mind those clowns.

EastisBae:


Those ijaws are no different from Fulanis. They do to others what they won't accept from others.

There are other ethnic groups in Bayelsa, but they will never allow them to become deputy governor talk more of being governor yet this same people are crying to be made governor in Delta State where they're very little in number, same thing in River State.

SMH!

EastisBae:


You have continued to talk about okrika when this thread is about Bonny and partly Opobo. Even the neutral person you quoted asked you why you keep bringing okrika discussion here.

It seems you've already given up on your propaganda about Bonny and Opobo being ijaw and now use okrika as a distraction.

SlayerForever:



Okrika are from Afam Ndoki. The Okrika elders said so themselves in the 19th century. We are all aware of how Nigeria turns things on its head due to politics. Okrika are Igbo people and now we have evidence we will not stop saying it.

Xbobtage:


I hope that all you guys who are reading my input see that I try to stand on a neutral balance and give my opinion based on what i believe is factual and my real life conversations with people from these areas.

The thread is about Bonny and Opobo why rope Okrika into it...What I said was right, the indigenous people of Okrika have always maintained that they are ijaws, however it is also fair to state that about more than half of the people who reside in Okrika today are children of igbo and ikwerre descendants that walked into Okrika land and became naturalized. But then Ijaw people have an adopt and naturalization culture which has been practised from days of slave trade until today, if person moves to ijaw land and is a contributing and peaceful member of the society, they are accepted, naturalized and treated as an ijaw citizen. So those igboid people who migrated and naturalized there doesnt change the fact that the Okrika people are Ijaws. I dont think any sound Igbo person who is aware of rivers history that would say Okrika is igbo.

EastisBae:


What is my business with okrika, have you ever seen me mention okrika in any way? They can be whoever they want to be, they're too small to be an issue. Instead this thread is about you ijaw meddlesome interlopers who were warned by the Bonny aborigines to stay away from their land. You left that to be talking rubbish about okirika? What a deluded soul.

Okrika Small? Okrikans are the second largest Riverine ijaw clans in Rivers state,they are 10 times bigger than Bonny and Opobo combine. They have 100 times more voting blocks than Bonny and Opobo combine.
When I said that you are not intelligent enough to have any conversation with me I was not wrong, your illiteracy and your low iQ on this thread proves that.
And yes it is your business, cause your land grabbing brothers SlayerForever and Eastlink are trying to twist the Okrikan people history from being an 100 Ijaw clan to an Igbo own something the Okrikans hate with great passion. And no,we are yet to see one Bonny or Opobo person who has come out to say that they are from Igbo or championing the Igbo course,it is you igbos who are always forcing and speaking on their behalves. Don't bother replying cause I won't even respond to your small empty brain

Xbobtage:


My friend the IYC and the INC started off as a Political Organizations, most of the communities in Rivers State that Joined were dragged in to garner support for resource control, up to this day most of the people in some of those communities are unaware that they are called ijaws and being used as prop numbers /boundary strength for a purpose that they may not be completely on board with.

Are you truly from opobo and not nkoro? Because the way the people who are actually from Opobo town and Nkoro feel about this issue is different, same as the way the people from Bonny town and finima feel about the issue differs/

If you are truly from Opobo and you currently identify yourself as ijaw then that is okay, and nobody should bully you or force you to say that you are not. But if you meet another Opobo town man who identifies himself as an igbo man or as simply an Opobo man, then you should also be willing to accept that persons opinion of themselves, because honestly speaking Opobo has both ijoid any igbo history and it should be understandable to any sane person that a person from opobo might strongly identify as igbo or ijaw or just choose to stay neutral.

The only clan in rivers state that has always maintained 100% that they are ijaws from time immemorial are the Okrika People, In the 80s and early 90s alot of Kalabari people never accepted that they were ijaws, its now that alot more of them are coming around. Opobo People and Bonny are honestly still split on this issue up to now.

I understand that you might find my comment offensive depending on how passionate you are about your ijawness. But i havent said anything unrealistic or offensive. My advice to the INC is to not make the same mistake the igbos made in the 60s by thinking every easterner was ok with being labelled igbo and was ready to die for their cause, without the igbos first doing proper consultation.

What the INC does now is dash big vehicles to any youth leader from any clan that they claim is Ijaw so they can continue drawing these maps, Rather I will advice the Bayelsa state Government to finance some sort of census and campaign in these communities to identify whether they identify themselves as ijaw and would be happy in a Homogenous Ijaw Republic should that ever be the case. The exercise should be done with neutral external monitors and the results should be published on the INC website, this will help the narrative and public opinion as to whether those communities are fully with ijaw. Im a proper rivers man, from flying kites in bishop johnson primary school to launching the first Mr biggs in Ph at Agree Road, to visiting Santa at Isaac Boro Park, Back when P/H na P/H, and listening to Bomo Erokosima jokes on the Radio...My people call Opobo people nkem nke gi people, if you are truly from opobo, then you know where Im from by just that statement.

Rivers people have truly become one set of unique people, we sabi chop two sides clean mouth - no time!, that is why when Obi Wali was splitting Rivers State so it would have only been upland people in it, Nembe people think sey Okrika and Kalabari people go follow them enter bayelsa after campaigning with them...No time! Kalabari and Okrika still dey rivers state/ Even though they know it will be difficult to rule the state. governor is only one way to look at the issue, other geopolitics is also at play. We like to eat our cake and have it. Even though we now know for most parts which parts of rivers state is igboid and which is Ijoid, truth be told in DNA most Rivers People have Benin, Igbo and Ijoid Origin, If anyone is willing to pay us we will take their money and enjoy ourselves. When they are serious about restructuring or dividing the country come and ask us again maybe then, we go take una seriously.

EastisBae:


You're such an empty coconut head!

So, I should post an entire press release to prove what? The most relevant part of it relative to our discussion is the excerpt I posted here. When you want to make a case at the law court, you don't quote the entire constitution rather only parts that are relevant to the case!

Gosh, most of you batcher dwellers are bereft of sound reasoning.

EastisBae:


If you want us to have an intellectual discussion then you should reason like someone who is educated. Why should I post an entire press release and spam everywhere when an excerpt of it already explains everything?

Didn't you read where it was stated that even though Igbo and ijaw names coexist in Bonny due to their dual heritage, but their mother tongue since the beginning has always been Igbo!

Are you trying to feign ignorance or just being silly?

EastisBae:


And who told you they haven't been championing their Igbo heritage? They speak the language, celebrate the culture and traditions yet you're asking such question?

Now read the attached excerpts from a press release few days ago by Bonny United Front, an indigenous umbrella group from the island.

LikeAking:


He knows nothing about Bonny.

Bonny people should be the list ND village Biafrans should eye.

izac82:

Bonny indigenes introduced a new masquerade to Opobo recently, guess the name of the masquerade? Agu na Madu, an all Igbo words.
I saw some Ijaw guys from Bayelsa complaining bitterly on why it is not Siri la Komkom e go hard una sha to force someone to speak a language different from his mother tongue.

SaintBishop:
How about Jonathan coming back Mr Clark? if you want to support any Yoruba bastard it's fine ooo, but why will anyone in their right mind support a useless and clueless buffoon like Osinbajo? The guy is so stupid he can't even advise buhari to run the country well lol. Imagine the clueless m0ron being the president of Nigeria. Good lawd,even libya will be a heaven compare to Nigeria.
The right thing to do Mr Clark, is to root for a south south person to continue Jonathan tenure or better yet, root for a northern.

Elvictor:


So, Jonathan wife people will vote Tinubu or Osinbanjo that supplant his husband?

You people seem to have strange imagination.

Elvictor:


I just saw you claiming riverine from your earlier post, where in Rivers State are you from?

You claim Ameachi won't win in Riverine area, how did you come to this conclusion?

SonOfEl:


Oga, Oyigbo is igbo....quit posting trash

IGBOSON1:


Dude, if you weren't thickheaded, you'd have realised i'm implying that those you claim to be 'Ijaw' who remained behind in Rivers State when Baylesa was created ARE NOT IJAW! I never said they are Igbo! Besides, Rivers State is comprised mainly of Igboid groups like the Ikwerre, Ahoada, Obigbo, Opobo, Bonny, Egbema and Ndoni, so those you erroneously claim to be 'Ijaw' in Rivers do not make up half of the states population!

SaintBishop:

They want to turn Port Harcourt into an igbo city by all means
Bloody land grabbing cannibals

IGBOSON1:


When all is said and done, it may shock you that there are actually NO Ijaws in Rivers State! Every lie has its expiry date, and that revisionism and bullying of independent city-states to wear the Ijaw toga that you lot got up to during and after the uncivil war.....all that is about to unravel before your ogogoro red eyes!

Quick question: When Bayelsa State was created, why didn’t all those you now claim are Ijaw in present Rivers State agree to port over to the newly created Bayelsa with you lot!? Isn’t blud meant to be thicker than water!?

WorWorBoy:


What do you mean by no no no? I'm telling you about my people history you're busy arguing with me wtf! Do you know how many Amas,Biris or Polos we have in Wakirike Bese? Saying that all Okrika people came from Afam in Ibo country is an insult to Wakirike Bese communities.

saddler:


Stop it.

Most of you people arguing this Christmas thing are Catholic and we know were you stand in christianity.
From the graven image and all the pagan symbols in your worship, no one is surprised you guys are the ones carrying the pagan Christmas on your head like gala.
In the first place, the Christmas thing was invented by the Catholics.

Now get this into your head, there is nothing like official worship day in Christianity. There is no restriction on time and day of worship.
A Christian can worship anytime he/she likes.
Sunday Worshipping is for convenience. Aside Sunday, churches organize services as they will.

saddler:


Learn to make proper comparisons when arguing.

A true Christian prays and worship God everyday. You can do your worship anytime and there is no rule against that.

The Sunday worship you are referring to is for convenience . Sunday is mostly a work-free day for most people so it is wise to come together to worship on sundays. Remember aside Sunday, churches holds midweek services. Infact Christians basically worship anytime they choose.


Now to the topic of Christmas. We are not even talking of the day of the Christmas festival which is December 25th. The practice of celebrating birthdays is unchristian.

Neither christ nor his disciples celebrated birthday while they were on earth.

Despite that birthday celebration was already in existence, they didn't do it.

Why should you now as a Christian celebrate Christ birthday?

They can decide to shift the date to anytime of the year but it doesn't change anything. The practice is not in line with Jesus's legacy and what he stands for.

BlackSaints:
Mr man,what you wrote is absolutely nonsense that's why I said it does not make any sense at all.
How come Okrika people who are ijaws can't trace their Origin to ijaws, how is that even possible? You an outsider can't Know my people Origin more than me!

SaintBishop:
Haha the thing pain your 419,head.
Yes those names are all force upon the ikwerres by you Unwanted bloody igbo land grabbers. It means nothing in ikwerres language That why the ikwerres want to change it